Bring an engaging and effective approach to your Pre-Calculus course. Prepare students for Calculus by using technology and cooperative learning strategies to introduce mathematical concepts and apply real-world situations. Standard topics come alive as students verify problem solutions graphically, numerically, as well as by algebraic methods. Pre-Calculus is a comprehensive course including 1) a teacher’s guide with a course overview, an easy-to-use pacing guide, suggestions for cooperative learning strategies, and unit-by-unit lesson guides with commentary; 2) daily class notes for overhead masters and as fully animated PowerPoint slides; 3) student workbook coordinated to the daily lesson plan with room for note-taking and journaling; 4) assessment system including quizzes and unit tests in both Word and ExamView format, solutions and application projects with solutions.

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Table of Contents:

Number Patterns

Equations and Inequalities

Functions and Graphs

Polynomial and Rational Functions

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Trigonometry

Trigonometric Graphs

Solving Trigonometric Equations

Trigonometric Identities and Proof

Trigonometric Applications

Limits and Continuity

These instructional support materials (available in print or eBook versions), regularly updated, cover the complete course (at regular, honors, AP and IB levels), whether it be semester, year or 2-year (IB) with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher’s Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; daily pacing guide; detailed daily lesson plans; teacher edition of student activity book or lab manual with answers; class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or editable PowerPoint's (for use with light projector or smartboard); and complete editable assessments. Classroom sets include 25 printed student books and Teacher Edition with DVD. Samples are available for each course (including complete short-term limited screen view versions in eBook format upon request). After purchase of the Teacher Edition in any of the various editions, student activity books or lab manuals are available for individual purchase. Although the online eBook version is screen view only, other versions are available that allow printing student material. Click here for details.

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